Mastery Continued - Agency through Language and Social Skills
Download MP3Look into into the must-have skills of a master mason—beyond the basics. This episode unveils the transformative power of an expansive vocabulary and adept social skills, potentially coloring your world with opportunities and deepening your connection with others. Tune in to upgrade your life's toolkit!
Key Points
• Honest self-analysis is key.
• Expand your vocabulary for growth.
• Interpersonal skills are essential.
• Understand others for better communication.
• Social skills are crucial for success.
Best Quotes
00:50 - 01:05
• "Adding vocabulary is probably the single greatest thing you can do to increase the available sort of opportunities to think about things that you've maybe not have never thought about before."
01:42 - 01:57
• "Social skills are really tough because you are now not only dealing with your own mind, which in and of itself on a good day, is a hard tiger to wrestle, but you are now dealing with the minds of others."
02:59 - 03:13
• "Understanding who they are and where they are in their sort of developmental journey and kind of their background and their history and, and maybe their idiosyncrasies is going to be a, a skill that was worth its weight in gold."
03:21 - 03:27
• "You're not gonna be able to go off and live on an island by yourself at some point, you're gonna need a skillset you don't have."
03:32 - 03:41
• "You're gonna need help even, even if you are sort of a maximally agent person, if you have the most capacity."
04:12 - 04:18
• "The development of that second skill set, the social skill is going to be absolutely crucial in your journey forward."
Key Points
• Honest self-analysis is key.
• Expand your vocabulary for growth.
• Interpersonal skills are essential.
• Understand others for better communication.
• Social skills are crucial for success.
Best Quotes
00:50 - 01:05
• "Adding vocabulary is probably the single greatest thing you can do to increase the available sort of opportunities to think about things that you've maybe not have never thought about before."
01:42 - 01:57
• "Social skills are really tough because you are now not only dealing with your own mind, which in and of itself on a good day, is a hard tiger to wrestle, but you are now dealing with the minds of others."
02:59 - 03:13
• "Understanding who they are and where they are in their sort of developmental journey and kind of their background and their history and, and maybe their idiosyncrasies is going to be a, a skill that was worth its weight in gold."
03:21 - 03:27
• "You're not gonna be able to go off and live on an island by yourself at some point, you're gonna need a skillset you don't have."
03:32 - 03:41
• "You're gonna need help even, even if you are sort of a maximally agent person, if you have the most capacity."
04:12 - 04:18
• "The development of that second skill set, the social skill is going to be absolutely crucial in your journey forward."
Creators and Guests
Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
